Structure 30B00069L · Daviess County, KY

Wendell Ford Expy over Old Icrr Bed

Carries Wendell Ford Expy over Old Icrr Bed, Wbl .30 Mi NE Of Gr Riv P.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT220 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

220 ft end to end, longest span 55 ft: about 3 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a tee-beam bridge.

Built196957 years old
Length220.1 ft67.1 m
Daily traffic20,214counted 2023
Last inspectedDecember 2021every 48 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyDaviess
LocationWbl .30 Mi NE Of Gr Riv P
CarriesWendell Ford Expy
CrossesOld Icrr Bed
Coordinates37.74639, -87.07167

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length220.1 ft (67.1 m)
Max Span55.1 ft (16.8 m)
Deck Width33.5 ft (10.2 m)
Deck Area684.4 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1969

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20,214 (2023)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number030B00069L

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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